Author: Toyegbade

17 Oct

The Quiet

The Quiet

This community is where Okada men (commercial bike riders), water sellers and all come to cool off at night after a hard days work. There’s a …

 
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19 Sep

The Promise of Hope

The Promise of Hope

The story of our daily survival is an interesting one. Its Sallah Day celebration tomorrow, this marks the end of the several days of fasting …

 
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18 Sep

Public Pray Ground II

Public Pray Ground II

This old man is rolling on the afternoon-beach-sand in a bid to appease his god. Some faithfuls believe that environments such as the beach-side or the …

 
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17 Sep

FRAN

FRAN

FRAN (Free Readers Association of Nigeria) These ‘members’ gather around the newspaper and magazine stands they can find. Sometimes just to catch a glimpse of the …

 
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14 Sep

Public Pray-Ground

Public Pray-Ground

Its Ramadan and its prayer time. These faithfuls have carved out a little road-side space near their place of business for themselves to pray. Note they …

 
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14 Sep

Functional?

Functional?

Wires are everywhere, but how functional are they? Most of the wires in this photo belong to NITEL (a government owned telecoms company) which is no …

 
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11 Sep

Newcomers

Newcomers

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Northerners, newcomers, exhausted from the many days journey southward, onboard goods and livestock supply …

 
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10 Sep

Intercontinental Football Supporter

Intercontinental Football Supporter

Nearly every adult Nigerian man has at least one international club he follows and nearly all of them do not follow any Nigerian club and …

 
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09 Sep

Mayonaise is cheaper then butter

Mayonaise is cheaper then butter

Bread hawkers in Lagos used to go around with butter or margarine; some people who buy the bread would like to have it cut in …

 
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09 Sep

This car is for sale.

This car is for sale.

It is the tradition here to place a keg (a small barrel of about 30 gallons) on a vehicle to show that it is for …

 
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